Democrats capture the house, Republicans keep the Senate

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Democrats rode a wave of dissatisfaction with Trump, allowing them to take control of 26 new seats in the House and giving them the opportunity to block Trump’s agenda and subpoena power to investigate the Trump administration.

An array of candidates, many of them women, first-time contenders or both were elected into the House.

However, Republicans did slightly expand their majority in the equally powerful Senate, taking two seats there.

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